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	Stupid question how do you pronounce.....
lisa3994 Hobbyist Posts: 55 Votes: 0 Registered: 06-Mar-2004	Betta??? Is is ba-ta or bet-ta I always heard it as ba-ta but the other day I was in the fish store and the guy said bet-ta,. hey I told you it was a stupid question.
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Stella Big Fish Posts: 387 Kudos: 974 Votes: 16 Registered: 23-Feb-2003	I ounce it ba-ta - But I have heard some people ounce it bet-ta Stella
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soclosetome Enthusiast Posts: 239 Kudos: 49 Votes: 0 Registered: 13-Jan-2003	I ounce it Bait-Ah Bait the way you would ounce the word bait lol and then ah.
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iltat Mega Fish Posts: 1076 Kudos: 1216 Votes: 0 Registered: 14-Oct-2002	As far as I know, it is ounced bay-tuh PM/email/msg me if you have any questions/comments regarding me or my knowledge or if you want me to read a thread.
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jasonpisani Ultimate Fish Guru Posts: 5553 Kudos: 7215 Votes: 1024 Registered: 24-Feb-2003	Just say bet-ta ]]] http://www.flickr.com/photos/corydoras/ Member of the Malta Aquarist Society - 1970. http://www.maltaaquarist.com
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Demosthenes9 Mega Fish Posts: 1290 Kudos: 708 Votes: 0 Registered: 01-Mar-2003	Commonly ounced Bay-ta, but the actual official unciation that I found when I did my own research is bet-ta. So let's all be good Bet-ta keepers and say it right. Not that it really matters to everyone... some people say po-tay-to, some people say po-ta-to.
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Perky Mega Fish Posts: 1064 Kudos: 1036 Votes: 162 Registered: 24-Nov-2003	I sort of say better then minus the r at the end lol
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Callatya Moderator The girl's got crabs! Posts: 9662 Kudos: 5261 Registered: 16-Sep-2001	bay-tuh would be spelt Beta, like the greek letter. the correct unciation for the spelling Betta is bet-a (like better without the R, like Perky said) For animals, the entire universe has been neatly divided into things to (a) mate with, (b) eat, (c) run away from, and (d) rocks. - Terry Pratchett
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bettachris Ultimate Fish Guru Posts: 3875 Kudos: 4173 Votes: 452 Registered: 13-Jun-2004	just call it fighting fish. if that is easier. but i think i say it the wrong way like beta-gamma etc.
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